Influence of Culture, Politics and Power on Organizational Behavior: A Case Study of The Body Shop

Unit 12 assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Analysis of influence of culture, politics and power...................................................................1
Analysis of content and process theories of motivation..............................................................2
Explaining effective and ineffective teams..................................................................................4
Application of concepts and philosophies to given business situation........................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Organization behavior is an important aspect that focuses on building better relationships
by focusing on achievement of organizational as well as people’s objectives. A wide array of
human resource areas are covered in this which include training and development, leadership,
teams, change management employee behavior etc. (McShane and Glinow, 2017).It is important
for the organization in every industry to focus on the organization behavior as it forms the
essence of management. The Body Shop is a British skincare company that also manufactures
cosmetics and perfumes. It currently has a range of 1000 products which are sold in outlets in
morethan 65 countries. The company is known for its animal cruelty free and environmentally
friendly products and processes. The present report analyses the influence of culture and politics
on individual behavior. It evaluates content and process theories of motivation. further, the report
prvids an explanation of difference between effective and ineffective team.
Analysis of influence of culture, politics and power
The culture, politics and power of the Body Shop influence individual and team behavior in
many ways.
Culture
According to Handy’s culture Model, there are four types of cultures:
 Power culture- It focuses on key decision makers of the organization.
 Role culture- This is a formalized culture in which there are clear rules and procedures
set for each job role (Hitt and et.al., 2017).
 Task culture- This is the culture that focuses on specific projects.
 People or person culture- This culture is characterized by presence of considerable
freedom to the staff to act and work in an independent manner.
The culture of Body Shop is people culture which promotes the independence of employees
and their ways of working. The organization makes its commitment and goals clear and the
employees can take required step to achieve them. This type of culture influences the behavior of
individual positively. It provides them ample space for creativity which motivates them to work
better. It not only leads to increase in productivity but also promotes innovation. Therefore, the
performance of the individual improves due to culture. Similarly, the team performance is also
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